Hatikvah

Ireland’s football snub of Israel was more than a political protest - opinion

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and the players will undoubtedly insist that their actions concerned Gaza, not Jews or Israelis as people. But intentions do not erase consequences.

Republic of Ireland's Ryan Manning with teammates during the warm up before the match.
 THEN-PRESIDENT Shimon Peres sings ‘Hatikva’ with Israeli youngsters, 2008.

Israel should consider changing Hatikvah as its national anthem - opinion

YIVO'S EDDY Portnoy, who curated the exhibit "Jews Are Magic," with a reproduction of a High Holiday card featuring a Jewish palm reader, Warsaw c. 1910.

'Jews are Magic': Museum exhibit explores Jewish fascination with occultism

OPERA SINGER and cantor Sharon Azrieli.

Soothing the soul with hope and soprano Sharon Azrieli


FIFA fines Scotland for booing Israeli national anthem at soccer match

The Scottish Football Association was also sanctioned for an inappropriate flag flown by Scottish fans during the match in Hampden Park.

 General view as people display signs and Palestine flags outside the stadium before the match

‘Star Spangled’ Nicole Raviv heading to Israel

But in spite of her success in the US, Raviv has decided that she would like to settle down in the country where she feels very much at home and is planning her move to Tel Aviv for early July.

Nicole Raviv

Omer Adam, Noa Kirel’s ‘Hatikvah’ remix sparks social media snark storm

The young performers meant to do something patriotic and positive when they released the song on their Instagram accounts, but they were met with a storm of snarky social media comments.

NOA KIREL and Omer Adam.

Israel's bad infrastructure is a recurring problem - it's time to fix it

This problem has to do with a lack of attention to detail and is part of the general attitude here with issues that don’t pertain to matters of security of “yihiye b’seder”, “it will be okay.”

Flooding the the center of Israel following heavy rains.

WATCH: Israelis sing Hatikvah from balconies, usher in Remembrance Day

"Go out to your balconies, stand by your windows, and we'll all sing the national anthem together as one," he said, addressing bereaved and families, and citizens of the State of Israel.

Residents of Afula sing Hatikvah from their balcony for Memorial Day

Jerusalem Ballet premieres a story that is almost impossible to tell

'MEMENTO.'Jerusalem Ballet. Suzanne Dellal Center, Tel Aviv. September 1.

THE JERUSALEM Ballet performs ‘Memento’

Gold-medal celebration on ice for Israel hockey

Union with North American foundation leads to blue-and-white international success.

THE ISRAEL MEN’S national team poses on the ice following its gold-medal winning performance this week in Mexico City at the IIHF World Championship Division II Group B tournament

Israeli national anthem plays in Qatar- watch

Hatikvah was heard after Israeli gymnast won the gold medal during the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series.

Doha, Qatar

Prime Minister Netanyahu and Miri Regev meet with Israeli Judo champions

Sagi Muki and Peter Palchik both won gold medals at the completions where the Israeli national anthem was played in in Abu Dhabi for the first time.

Israeli Judokas meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev at the Prime Minister's office on Thursday, November 8, 2018

Abu Dhabi of gold

For many years, the toxic mixing of sports and politics went unchallenged. But in recent years that began to change.

Miri Regev (C) visits Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, October 29, 2018